They were playing in the backyard of a friends house. People say they had a $500 budget and spent $400 on beer and weed. Sounds right for the 70's. Loved the 70's.
We GREW up during some of the Best Music and conditions in our Nations! Just before the Politicians shipped all American jobs overseas and sold us out! Jobs everywhere! Then, Fast food jobs was primarily held by after school kids, now primarily one of many jobs held by adults!
Have always loved this ... one of the best bangers you're ever going to find. And my reaction to it, now that I'm 73 years old, is NO DIFFERENT than when I was decades younger -- I can't STOP myself from dancing -- either on the floor or in my chair!
Black Betty was a musket rifle back in the day, many versions and twists of lyrics of this song over the years, they were one hit wonders but what a hit it was back in the day
Black Betty was a musket used in the civil War era, Bam a lam was the sound it made when it was fired. The gun that replaced it was prone to misfire hence the line "Black Betty had a child, damn thing gone wild".
The gun that replaced it was the brown Bess. The line "damn thing gone blind" referenced the fact that back flash from the gun's firing mechanism could burn the shooter's eyes causing blindness.
This is actually not true the song is actually thought to be about a whip there's a really good video here on RUclips on the songs history and it covers the gun thing where it came from and how it's incorrect
When my son was a toddler, he'd request this song. He said, "Play the motorcycle song". My fault? But now he is a kick-ass 35 yr old son, father, husband and the salt of the earth. Hard rock lives. Love it.
I was lucky enough to see them on the Escape and Frontier tours. They were incredible. Steve's voice was unbelievable. One of the shows was actually on Halloween and the band played in costume. My friends and I had a great time.
Gosh, this video makes me think of the parties we had back in the 70's and 80's. My brother and his band would set up in the back yard, and everyone would drink and rock out. Good times!
I am so happy that this classic is being reacted to in 2021. My jaw dropped when I saw this for the first time this spring... They must have spent $0 on the video. / Big fan from Stockholm, Sweden
You guys are my favorite reactors on RUclips. Now don’t get mad BJ, but have to give props to your lady. Asia, you are absolutely B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! I believe that smile of your’s Asia could stop all the fighting and wars going on in the world today. You a lucky man BJ, but I’m sure Asia feels just as blessed. You 2 make a great team. Keep up the awesome reactions and positive vibes. It’s much appreciated. Love from Atlanta! Speaking of Atlanta, Ga. can you please react this song, “Baby Love” by Mother’s Finest? They are incredible and don’t get the credit they deserve. They began in 1970 and are still performing to this day, 51 years later. There is something that sets this band apart from most all others. I want to see if you can guess what it is. Thx!
Just a little history. This song is older then the hills. It use to be sung by chain gangs. The firsst person I heard do it was Huddy Leadbetter aka Leadbelly. Ram Jam put a nice spin on it... Nice reaction...
There's a much older recording from the 1920s, Tom Jones did a version, and there's a badness remix from the early 2000s, but the song is much older, probably referring to a musket.
@@brotherbreeze8351 these things are not mutually exclusive. The first recording was 1933, by James Iron Head Baker. Leadbelly recorded his in 39, but there are accounts of a marching tune that predate recording.
The song isn't about a musket it's actually thought to be about a whip, this song pre dates lead belly it was a working song sung by black slaves and prisoners you can find a recording of the song as sung by prisoners here on RUclips
English settlers from Cumberland called their whisky 'Black Betty' and the stills they made when they settled the Appalachians, it can send you wild and blind, it's always ready and it makes you sing.
When this first came out a lot of ppl protested and many radio stations wouldn't play the song. Pretty well killed the song. Good to see it make a comeback. The song is an adaptation of a southern blues song, and was an old cadence call the revolutionary Army used. The song is about their cannons which they called old black Betty probably because the British called their muskets Brown Bess.
@duckdown4life347 Correct. The song was adapted from the original which was about a cannon. But cancel culture doesn't accept research, only knee jerk reactions.
That guitar !!!! Oh man, I'm watching your classic rock playlist and it is my CHILDHOOD (even though I wasn't born until the late 70's I had older sisters and I'm just reliving some FANTASTIC memories) Those riffs! Durty!!!
Ram Jam use to play in the bars around Oxford, Ohio home of Miami University. They went by the name Starstruck then before some New York record exec changed their name to Ram Jam. If you think the video is good you should have seen them live. Tight, tight ,tight! Man I loved the 70s.
Another great banger from back in the day! One of my all time favorites. Although this song was played on the radio back in the day, I'd never seen the video until about a month ago.
This song has a wild history. Lyrics written in early 20th century written by folk singer Leed Belly and used as an African work song. First recording was done acapella by a group at Central State Farm prison. Performed as a folk song and once as part of a medley. Then Ran Jam wrote there musical score
The song was first recorded in the field by US musicologists John and Alan Lomax in December 1933, performed a cappella by the convict James "Iron Head" Baker and a group at Central State Farm, Sugar Land, Texas (a State prison farm). Baker was 63 years old at the time of the recording.
In the 70s we had a lot of out door parties with the band set up on the front yard. Lots of fun. They were in Connecticut. It's also is a one hit wonder.
This is from my youth time. Get's you really hyped up. Get's sticked in your head. Still love it when i hear this song. Love your reaction on this old song. The 70thies were a great time.
You guys need to hear the 'long' version of this tune. These guys are masters of timing...I still can't believe how good they are. And here is what the song is really about: "Black Betty is not a two-timing woman that a man can moan his blues about. She is the whip that was and is used in some Southern prisons. A convict on the Darrington State Farm in Texas, where, by the way, whipping has been practically discontinued, laughed at Black Betty and mimicked her conversation in the following song." - Lomax, John A. and Alan Lomax, American Ballads and Folk Songs. (1934; reprint, New York: Dover, 1994), 60-1
I'm trying to understand...dis song is not about a woma?...it is about a whip dat was used in southern prisons?...or was it about a musket(gun) called Black Betty?...I'm confused
Black Betty isn't a song about a Woman named Betty, it has several references. Nursery Rhymes also have different meanings ~ Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall...The name Humpty Dumpty refers to a large Cannon used during the English Civil War (1642-1649). Ring Around The Rosie... is a Nursery Rhyme about the Plague.
Okay for those who don't know lead belly he was a kind of blues Southern singer he had one of the first versions but the original was used as a chain gang song for the black slave workers that were incarcerated. You should take a listen sometime of all the different versions it's unbelievable how many difference and how many words have changed
@Gidget Trevathon hey gidget what the hell are you talking about it is nothing to do with the saving the practice there's so many versions of it and what it was used for. I guess it's just about being groovy for you shaking that thing. Maybe you should take a look at their documentary about the song. Peace ✌️
Its a remake of a black blues song from way back. Black Betty is a shotgun. Last song in the locker room before we hit the football field back in the 80’s
this song reminds me of my youth when "Black Betty" was a type of acid tablet and by that i mean a tiny piece of paper soaked with lsd that you placed on in your mouth :)
@@bethshadid2087 lol I only ever did it maybe 3 times in the early '80s when I was 18-19, it just wasnt my thing! I prefer to get my head change more "naturally"
@@65cj55 I think everyone here knows that except you! He was referring to an acid tablet that was called Black Betty way before you were even thought of & was the "lucky" tadpole that emerged
This is one of those songs where you'd hear it 36 times and get insanely tired of it but the 37th time you're rocking out. Kinda like How I Met Your Mother portrayed Marshall's car with The Proclaimers.
The lead singer is dancing in the background. The guitarist wrote a couple of verses to make a 1 verse military cadence into a song. He received no royalties. He left music shortly afterwards.
They played in the backyard of the drummer’s grandmother s house. I remember as a teenager when this song came on, we cranked it up and sang along LOUDLY😆😆😆🤣 This was originally done by Leadbelly and Black Betty was a gun😊
The lead singer-guitarist in this clip is usually the keyboard player and this is the only ram jam song he sang lead vocals on and played guitar on, I would love to see him on a piano if the guitar is his second instrument, he died age 44 from a heart attack
Others have probably already pointed this out, but this was a work song that chain gang prisoners (about 99 percent of whom were black) would sing while breaking rocks, digging ditches, etc., in the early 20th Century southern United States. Ram Jam just did a rock 'n roll remix of it. It is fucking awesome, though!
@@Timper325 yeah but it could have a double meaning at the same time. A lot of things do. But I could see that being the case as well, not saying it isn't. And being a lifelong musician myself I know that music is always up for each individual's interpretation. Not just what the songwriter meant at the moment he or she wrote it.
@@simon_a.j.7255 I'm pretty sure you're wrong.. of course there are things added over time.. but the history of the song is about the cannon . And the balls going wild. Old work song. This song has a long history.
@@creinicke1000 we're talking about this version. Because they're not reacting to the original from centuries ago - and in this version the lyrics were changed to be about a black woman from Alabama.
@@simon_a.j.7255 my point is you responded to a comment about the song being old.. and it is.. I didn't see any of this explanation in your comment.. I saw you basically calling the poster a liar.. but I'll grant you lyrics have been added and changed over years, I'm sure many versions of this work song exist. But that's not what you said. Why not post.. if you can find it.. not sure it even exists.. the oldest version recorded.. that would be more informative than just commenting the way you did. Words can be misinterpreted.. so I'll leave it at that.
I wonder how many people know this song is about a gun called, "Black Betty" and the reference to her child gone wild is that the 2nd prototype of the Black Betty didn't fire or have the capability as shooting straight like the first Black Betty, so she was said to shoot blind.
😁 This that "Jump in the car to the store cause you poured cereal out for the kids, and realize no milk in the fridge + you late for work too" song you play. 😂 I feel y'all! 🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny
I was the 1,000 thumbs up! Fun southern rock - somehow this song escaped my childhood and I only found it in the last 8 years or so but it's a JAM! Southern Rock eh - Try Flirtin with Disaster by Molly Hatchet - they have like 6 guitars jamming away!
A fan of the singer-guitarist who sang in this video (Bill Bartlett) phoned Bill & spoke with him. ruclips.net/video/m7rCvRSJjak/видео.html 1. Bill took a verse from a 1933 Leadbelly song, then wrote 2 more verses. 2. Bill wrote & recorded this song with a group called The Starstruck Band BEFORE joining Ram Jam, so it's a BILL BARTLETT song, not a Ram Jam song. 3. The music you hear on the video is actually an edited version of the Starstruck Band recording, so Ram Jam is not heard playing this song: ruclips.net/video/ihTqpNZQNwE/видео.html And you are on point about the music having been recorded in a studio setting, not in the backyard that appears in the video. 4. Apparently the video was commissioned by some British interest, who filmed them & left. Bill never saw the result or the rushes for years, until this showed up on the internet. The video is obviously edited from several takes, then the Starstruck studio recording was added in post production. 5. While there is history linking Leadbelly's song to chain-/work-gangs of the 1920s, with marching cadence referencing musket guns in the Civil/Revolutionary wars, & even bottles of whiskey, Bill Bartlett says the inspiration for his 2 verses of "Black Betty" actually comes from Bettie Page, a famous [white] pin-up girl of the 1950s who wore suggestive black clothing & carried a black whip.
Another great reaction. Would love to see you two react to Jimmy Barnes , John Farnham When Something Is Wrong With My Baby. Two of Australias best singers and possible two of the worlds greatest.
Okay, guys I know you will Love this song hands down.... Elvin Bishop - I Fooled Around and Fell in Love (Ft. Micky Thomas ) It was on the Midnight Special Show
Oh yeah...this has it's roots in "down South, dirt floor, juke-joint, whiskey, and gin" stuff. A party-starter...no doubt. Reminds me of ridin around in my older brother's Monza up to no good lol...
Black Betty refers to a musket called the "black betty" and it is not about a black lady. It is reported to have been once used as marching cadence song. There is a big controversy though about what war and what county it originated from. There is some evidence however that it might have originated during the US revolutionary war and is of British origin. However in reality, its true origin is most likely long lost to history. In any event, like I said, Black Betty does not refer to black lady. To further cloud the real meaning, some additional lyrics have been added through the years to make it sort of seem like it is about a black lady
They were playing in the backyard of a friends house. People say they had a $500 budget and spent $400 on beer and weed. Sounds right for the 70's. Loved the 70's.
It was the aunt of the bass player...
Lived thru it all too and it was a great time.
🤣🤣
@@YesMyTatsAreReal lucky 😭
@@YesMyTatsAreReal you’re lucky. I was born in the wrong generation
If you grew up with this song, you surely had a great childhood...I am happy I can include myself in that blessed group.
I used to blast this song at school on my ginormous boom box
I envy you Sir
I am right with you I am 60 years old and enjoy this song.
Me to, am 68 and makes me 15 again...so many sweet memories.
We GREW up during some of the Best Music and conditions in our Nations!
Just before the Politicians shipped all American jobs overseas and sold us out! Jobs everywhere! Then, Fast food jobs was primarily held by after school kids, now primarily one of many jobs held by adults!
Black Betty By RAM JAM Came out in 1977 This was the mid to late 1970s , I was 17 in 1977,, Being a teen in the 70s Was Fantastic
This is one of those songs that everybody loves. If you don't love this song go home and slap your parents because they didn't raise you right!!
Have always loved this ... one of the best bangers you're ever going to find. And my reaction to it, now that I'm 73 years old, is NO DIFFERENT than when I was decades younger -- I can't STOP myself from dancing -- either on the floor or in my chair!
Black Betty was a musket rifle back in the day, many versions and twists of lyrics of this song over the years, they were one hit wonders but what a hit it was back in the day
Time to bring the GEORGIA SATELLITES to the cookout. Their song KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF is the perfect anthem to bring some fun to the party.
Throw Battleship Chains in and we’ll have a hoe down 🙌🏼😂
Indeed....fun song man
Yes!
Battleship chains!!!!! Omg! Fire!
First time I heard this in HS I laughed my ass off but it is fire!
Black Betty was a musket used in the civil War era, Bam a lam was the sound it made when it was fired. The gun that replaced it was prone to misfire hence the line "Black Betty had a child, damn thing gone wild".
The gun that replaced it was the brown Bess. The line "damn thing gone blind" referenced the fact that back flash from the gun's firing mechanism could burn the shooter's eyes causing blindness.
There’s not really any evidence this song is about that. Trace the Leadbelly trail more fruitfully.
@@fredtello - How many times are you gonna leave that comment, Diane?
@@fredtello you mean the guy everyone in the bar liked? Lol
This is actually not true the song is actually thought to be about a whip there's a really good video here on RUclips on the songs history and it covers the gun thing where it came from and how it's incorrect
When my son was a toddler, he'd request this song. He said, "Play the motorcycle song". My fault? But now he is a kick-ass 35 yr old son, father, husband and the salt of the earth. Hard rock lives. Love it.
I was lucky enough to see them on the Escape and Frontier tours. They were incredible. Steve's voice was unbelievable. One of the shows was actually on Halloween and the band played in costume. My friends and I had a great time.
Well folks we know what's next - 'My Sharona' by The Knack of course. Long version please. You'll love it!
Yes, please! 👍
My scro-tum by cheech was good too!
I saw The Knack when they opened for Sammy Hagar back in 1978
Lead belly made the song. This dude owns it. Who could do better?
Gosh, this video makes me think of the parties we had back in the 70's and 80's. My brother and his band would set up in the back yard, and everyone would drink and rock out. Good times!
I can't get enough of this song.
This as a 200 year old song but some of the lyrics were changed. I think I saw that on Professor Of Rock
I am so happy that this classic is being reacted to in 2021. My jaw dropped when I saw this for the first time this spring... They must have spent $0 on the video.
/ Big fan from Stockholm, Sweden
$50 on the weed.
The album version is almost twice as long and REALLY Jams!!!
This is a song to listen too while driving at a high rate of speed
😂😂😂😂😂
And whilst doing "Speed" intravenously.
Then you HAVE to check out the Spiderbait cover of the song! - ruclips.net/video/nU1VfYYKMDk/видео.html
You guys are my favorite reactors on RUclips. Now don’t get mad BJ, but have to give props to your lady. Asia, you are absolutely
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! I believe that smile of your’s Asia could stop all the fighting and wars going on in the world today. You a lucky man BJ, but I’m sure Asia feels just as blessed. You 2 make a great team. Keep up the awesome reactions and positive vibes. It’s much appreciated. Love from Atlanta!
Speaking of Atlanta, Ga. can you please react this song, “Baby Love” by Mother’s Finest? They are incredible and don’t get the credit they deserve. They began in 1970 and are still performing to this day, 51 years later. There is something that sets this band apart from most all others. I want to see if you can guess what it is. Thx!
Just a little history. This song is older then the hills. It use to be sung by chain gangs. The firsst person I heard do it was Huddy Leadbetter aka Leadbelly. Ram Jam put a nice spin on it... Nice reaction...
There's a much older recording from the 1920s, Tom Jones did a version, and there's a badness remix from the early 2000s, but the song is much older, probably referring to a musket.
I believe the oldest recorder version is Leadbelly.
Not a musket. Leadbelly recorded it back during the great Depression.
@@brotherbreeze8351 these things are not mutually exclusive. The first recording was 1933, by James Iron Head Baker. Leadbelly recorded his in 39, but there are accounts of a marching tune that predate recording.
The song isn't about a musket it's actually thought to be about a whip, this song pre dates lead belly it was a working song sung by black slaves and prisoners you can find a recording of the song as sung by prisoners here on RUclips
English settlers from Cumberland called their whisky 'Black Betty' and the stills they made when they settled the Appalachians, it can send you wild and blind, it's always ready and it makes you sing.
I remember this song as a kid in 1974. Brings back memories
When this first came out a lot of ppl protested and many radio stations wouldn't play the song. Pretty well killed the song. Good to see it make a comeback. The song is an adaptation of a southern blues song, and was an old cadence call the revolutionary Army used. The song is about their cannons which they called old black Betty probably because the British called their muskets Brown Bess.
So...he was singing bout a musket(gun)?...not a woman?
@duckdown4life347 Correct. The song was adapted from the original which was about a cannon. But cancel culture doesn't accept research, only knee jerk reactions.
The whole song is a hook... good jam,GREAT reaction y'all
To learn guitar you must learn this song ! One of the greatest guitar rifs in Rock Music
That guitar !!!! Oh man, I'm watching your classic rock playlist and it is my CHILDHOOD (even though I wasn't born until the late 70's I had older sisters and I'm just reliving some FANTASTIC memories)
Those riffs! Durty!!!
Ram Jam use to play in the bars around Oxford, Ohio home of Miami University. They went by the name Starstruck then before some New York record exec changed their name to Ram Jam. If you think the video is good you should have seen them live. Tight, tight ,tight! Man I loved the 70s.
The deeper you dive into rock, the more you will love it. Trust me.
I loved this song so much, that I named my Benz Black Betty
Another great banger from back in the day! One of my all time favorites. Although this song was played on the radio back in the day, I'd never seen the video until about a month ago.
This song has a wild history.
Lyrics written in early 20th century written by folk singer Leed Belly and used as an African work song. First recording was done acapella by a group at Central State Farm prison.
Performed as a folk song and once as part of a medley. Then Ran Jam wrote there musical score
There's also an alternate demo take that Ramjam did that's a bit different
song is older than Leed Belly
This NEVER gets old
The song was first recorded in the field by US musicologists John and Alan Lomax in December 1933, performed a cappella by the convict James "Iron Head" Baker and a group at Central State Farm, Sugar Land, Texas (a State prison farm). Baker was 63 years old at the time of the recording.
In the 70s we had a lot of out door parties with the band set up on the front yard. Lots of fun.
They were in Connecticut. It's also is a one hit wonder.
This is from my youth time. Get's you really hyped up. Get's sticked in your head. Still love it when i hear this song. Love your reaction on this old song. The 70thies were a great time.
The most intense southern rock song to date! Oooooh, black Betty!
You guys need to hear the 'long' version of this tune. These guys are masters of timing...I still can't believe how good they are. And here is what the song is really about:
"Black Betty is not a two-timing woman that a man can moan his blues about. She is the whip that was and is used in some Southern prisons. A convict on the Darrington State Farm in Texas, where, by the way, whipping has been practically discontinued, laughed at Black Betty and mimicked her conversation in the following song."
- Lomax, John A. and Alan Lomax, American Ballads and Folk Songs. (1934; reprint, New York: Dover, 1994), 60-1
I'm trying to understand...dis song is not about a woma?...it is about a whip dat was used in southern prisons?...or was it about a musket(gun) called Black Betty?...I'm confused
Enjoying seeing you guys reacting to classic jams.
Black Betty isn't a song about a Woman named Betty, it has several references. Nursery Rhymes also have different meanings ~ Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall...The name Humpty Dumpty refers to a large Cannon used during the English Civil War (1642-1649). Ring Around The Rosie... is a Nursery Rhyme about the Plague.
Okay for those who don't know lead belly he was a kind of blues Southern singer he had one of the first versions but the original was used as a chain gang song for the black slave workers that were incarcerated. You should take a listen sometime of all the different versions it's unbelievable how many difference and how many words have changed
@@fredtello ?
@Gidget Trevathon hey gidget what the hell are you talking about it is nothing to do with the saving the practice there's so many versions of it and what it was used for. I guess it's just about being groovy for you shaking that thing. Maybe you should take a look at their documentary about the song. Peace ✌️
Black Betty was what the colonialist called there black powder musket rifles during the revolutionary war And it went balam ba lam..
U know nothing about this classic
So STHU
And Learn Facts
@@bubbaturner4784 thank you Mr .please school me so that I know ALL the history and facts.✌️
In honor of Asia, you should react to Asia’s “Heat of the Moment” . Such a feel good song!
Haven't heard that tune in a while.
@@mrod7692 awesome tune!
What happened to Asia? "In honor" sounds bad.
@@wheresatari668 in honor of her name. I saw Asia 3 years ago.
@@Almcingrid3663 Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. I was like O.O
Its a remake of a black blues song from way back. Black Betty is a shotgun. Last song in the locker room before we hit the football field back in the 80’s
Black Betty originally was a chain gang song about a prison guard's gun named "black betty." Some say it was about a whip named black betty.
this song reminds me of my youth when "Black Betty" was a type of acid tablet and by that i mean a tiny piece of paper soaked with lsd that you placed on in your mouth :)
blotter or sheet acid as we called it in the 80s
Beaver ah yes the terms we want to forget 😁
@@bethshadid2087 lol I only ever did it maybe 3 times in the early '80s when I was 18-19, it just wasnt my thing! I prefer to get my head change more "naturally"
Not what the songs about, and taking Drugs is nothing to be proud of.
@@65cj55 I think everyone here knows that except you! He was referring to an acid tablet that was called Black Betty way before you were even thought of & was the "lucky" tadpole that emerged
Their only hit, and it was sing by Bill Bartlett, the guitar player. The lead singer was back by the drums.
This is one of those songs where you'd hear it 36 times and get insanely tired of it but the 37th time you're rocking out. Kinda like How I Met Your Mother portrayed Marshall's car with The Proclaimers.
The lead singer is dancing in the background. The guitarist wrote a couple of verses to make a 1 verse military cadence into a song. He received no royalties. He left music shortly afterwards.
They played in the backyard of the drummer’s grandmother s house. I remember as a teenager when this song came on, we cranked it up and sang along LOUDLY😆😆😆🤣 This was originally done by Leadbelly and Black Betty was a gun😊
The lead singer-guitarist in this clip is usually the keyboard player and this is the only ram jam song he sang lead vocals on and played guitar on, I would love to see him on a piano if the guitar is his second instrument, he died age 44 from a heart attack
Everybody always chooses this live backyard version. The album cut is like 3 times longer and twice as good musically.
I agree
This song is a good one for doing a lot of things, including getting pulled over for speeding
Love this song. Only criticism would be it’s not long enough.
I love this when driving on the highway, road tripping, radio blasting. . . uh oh watch that pedal
please understand this was an old blues song ,written & performed by an old black blues player, she was a lady of the night ,got it?
Yes I grew up with this one hit wonder .
That bassist looked like he was having a blast
Others have probably already pointed this out, but this was a work song that chain gang prisoners (about 99 percent of whom were black) would sing while breaking rocks, digging ditches, etc., in the early 20th Century southern United States. Ram Jam just did a rock 'n roll remix of it. It is fucking awesome, though!
A tribute to beautiful Southern black women without a doubt. He wasn't telling no lies. 👏😁
Its about Black Betty whiskey.
@@Timper325 yeah but it could have a double meaning at the same time. A lot of things do. But I could see that being the case as well, not saying it isn't. And being a lifelong musician myself I know that music is always up for each individual's interpretation. Not just what the songwriter meant at the moment he or she wrote it.
Black Betty was a musket and Google this song and the words Chain Gang. For the Original.👍🏼😎😁☮️✌🏼
I know this is a banger because even after you paused it, my head was still bopping waiting for you to start again.
I used to date a Stripper, who danced to this song, ahh, the memories. 😂
One of my main set songs was “Cry, little sister” such a good song
Soul Stripper AC/DC from the 74 Jailbreak Album!
"Black Betty" is what the Colonists called the British cannons, originally.
Way before "the South" was even a thing.
I'm pretty sure they're not singing about British canons
@@simon_a.j.7255 I'm pretty sure you're wrong.. of course there are things added over time.. but the history of the song is about the cannon . And the balls going wild. Old work song. This song has a long history.
@@simon_a.j.7255 It's about muskets.
@@creinicke1000 we're talking about this version. Because they're not reacting to the original from centuries ago - and in this version the lyrics were changed to be about a black woman from Alabama.
@@simon_a.j.7255 my point is you responded to a comment about the song being old.. and it is.. I didn't see any of this explanation in your comment.. I saw you basically calling the poster a liar.. but I'll grant you lyrics have been added and changed over years, I'm sure many versions of this work song exist. But that's not what you said. Why not post.. if you can find it.. not sure it even exists.. the oldest version recorded.. that would be more informative than just commenting the way you did. Words can be misinterpreted.. so I'll leave it at that.
I wonder how many people know this song is about a gun called, "Black Betty" and the reference to her child gone wild is that the 2nd prototype of the Black Betty didn't fire or have the capability as shooting straight like the first Black Betty, so she was said to shoot blind.
How much fun can you have in less than three minutes? Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissss much.
Badass song
This song will never die🤘
😁 This that "Jump in the car to the store cause you poured cereal out for the kids, and realize no milk in the fridge + you late for work too" song you play. 😂 I feel y'all! 🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny
That beautiful screaming Gibson guitar sound
"Black Betty" is an old blues song written by bluesman Ledbelly. Slow it sown and you can hear its bluesy orgins.
One of the one time wonders everyone loved !!
Oh Hell. Sometimes less is more. I bout died laughing at BJs first look and “ Wow” That was my reaction when I heard this in HS. Wow
That's also the era of the Dooby Brothers, remember their hit song " Long Train Running and Listen to the Music 😍😍😍
I was the 1,000 thumbs up! Fun southern rock - somehow this song escaped my childhood and I only found it in the last 8 years or so but it's a JAM! Southern Rock eh - Try Flirtin with Disaster by Molly Hatchet - they have like 6 guitars jamming away!
You are both GORGEOUS PEOPLE! ^_^
Finally!!! Y'all do black Betty
If you like southern rock, you'll probably like The Allman Brothers. Southbound, Whipping Post, Statesboro Blues, or Midnight Rider.
Love This Song
The movie "Basic" has this in movie during dinner scene.. great movie and fun song just because it makes you move.
A fan of the singer-guitarist who sang in this video (Bill Bartlett) phoned Bill & spoke with him.
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1. Bill took a verse from a 1933 Leadbelly song, then wrote 2 more verses.
2. Bill wrote & recorded this song with a group called The Starstruck Band BEFORE joining Ram Jam, so it's a BILL BARTLETT song, not a Ram Jam song.
3. The music you hear on the video is actually an edited version of the Starstruck Band recording, so Ram Jam is not heard playing this song: ruclips.net/video/ihTqpNZQNwE/видео.html
And you are on point about the music having been recorded in a studio setting, not in the backyard that appears in the video.
4. Apparently the video was commissioned by some British interest, who filmed them & left. Bill never saw the result or the rushes for years, until this showed up on the internet. The video is obviously edited from several takes, then the Starstruck studio recording was added in post production.
5. While there is history linking Leadbelly's song to chain-/work-gangs of the 1920s, with marching cadence referencing musket guns in the Civil/Revolutionary wars, & even bottles of whiskey, Bill Bartlett says the inspiration for his 2 verses of "Black Betty" actually comes from Bettie Page, a famous [white] pin-up girl of the 1950s who wore suggestive black clothing & carried a black whip.
Another great reaction. Would love to see you two react to Jimmy Barnes , John Farnham When Something Is Wrong With My Baby. Two of Australias best singers and possible two of the worlds greatest.
people rocked the juke box with this at the local bars
The guitsr player and singer play before in the band Lemon Pipers, react to My Green Tambourine.
I believe LeadBelly did this one way back in the day
There are versions that predate Leadbelly.
My vanity plates on my black truck was BLK BTY.
Listen man, I fucking love southern rock! Grew up listening to it in the thing that I love the most about southern rock is the blues influence.
Okay, guys I know you will Love this song hands down.... Elvin Bishop - I Fooled Around and Fell in Love (Ft. Micky Thomas ) It was on the Midnight Special Show
Oh yeah...this has it's roots in "down South, dirt floor, juke-joint, whiskey, and gin" stuff. A party-starter...no doubt. Reminds me of ridin around in my older brother's Monza up to no good lol...
You kids had no idea we got down like that.
Asia...guitar all up in my life , I play em and build em lol..great reaction as always, yall the best!!!
Black Betty refers to a musket called the "black betty" and it is not about a black lady. It is reported to have been once used as marching cadence song.
There is a big controversy though about what war and what county it originated from.
There is some evidence however that it might have originated during the US revolutionary war and is of British origin. However in reality, its true origin is most likely long lost to history.
In any event, like I said, Black Betty does not refer to black lady.
To further cloud the real meaning, some additional lyrics have been added through the years to make it sort of seem like it is about a black lady
This has always been fun to listen to, thanks for reacting to this song.
We may be old and ugly now but we sure had some great music
We are beautiful
Awesome reaction video!!
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I also remember when this tune came out.
You will find yourself singing this for days after hearing it!!
So now I can stop drinking coffee in the morning and just play this...lol...I love it
Grandma's Inside The House Making Sandwiches & Sweet Tea For Everybody.
Asia is a real one. You both are. Cheers.
Ricky Lee Jones- chuckees in love
Great review. Great song. Great video.
There is a longer version of this song